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Knuck1ez
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_ 		26. November 2006 @ 12:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I was just wondering. I thought about how much space I could save if I could play games from an external hd using usbadvance or hdloader. so....would my ps2 ever be able to play games from a Western Digital 250 GB My Book External Hard Drive? heres a link: http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4898007
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steveo314
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_ 		26. November 2006 @ 15:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
with the western digital drive it would just be better to run it externally cause if you want to put it in the ps2 hdd slot you hafta do some modding. just getcha a copy of usb extreme and then put the ps2 games on the hdd via winhiip.
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wod2k6
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_ 		26. November 2006 @ 22:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yes but it wont be as quick as doing it on a slimline?? becuase its only got a 1.1v port.
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Knuck1ez
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_ 		27. November 2006 @ 11:51 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thanks alot I'll be sure to try it
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_ 		27. November 2006 @ 12:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
U might want to check up on the compatible of games to. Cause I heard that the compatibility aint that great.
Well alot of new games I tried didnt work anyways :)
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tmfloria
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_ 		27. November 2006 @ 13:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If you have a fatps2 go with the internal drive and hdloader

You can buy Swapmagic/Slide Card use that to create a Memory Card Exploit and run Hdloader that way...

Good thing about having Swapmagic instead of just buying Hdloader is that if a game isn't compatible with Hdloader you can always backup to disc and use Swapmagic to play...


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Knuck1ez
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_ 		27. November 2006 @ 14:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
which is better? external or internal? im getting 2 different answers. I dont want to mod my ps2 again so I'd rather have external but is internal that much better? I have swap magic so incompatable games isnt a problem to me.
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tmfloria
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_ 		27. November 2006 @ 14:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
internal is best

only 10% of games are compatible with UsbAdvanced / UsbExtreme and an External drive
while 75%+ are compatible with Hdloader and internal drive

Hdloader has faster loading times than UsbAdvanced / UsbExtreme while UsbAdvanced / UsbExtreme loads as fast as a cd or dvd if not slower
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Knuck1ez
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_ 		27. November 2006 @ 15:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
that may be so but what about usb-extreme with external hd? that seems almost as good as internal hd with hdloader am I wrong? The site says usb-extreme is compatable with around 75% of games too and can be compatable with up to 100% with specific patches. but if im wrong i'll reconsider the internal hd.
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_ 		27. November 2006 @ 17:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I think when he said hdadvance he meant usbadvance/usbextreme (Same thing).

From what Ive heard usbadvance/extreme has shocking compatibility and is like 10% compatible with games. And hdloader and internal is like 78%

Check here for usb extreme compatible games...
http://jaydium.servehttp.com/usbextreme/gamelist.php
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tmfloria
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_ 		27. November 2006 @ 18:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yeah I meant Usbextreme / usb advanced

they are the same program.. Just like Hdadvanced and hdloader are the same thing..
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Knuck1ez
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_ 		28. November 2006 @ 03:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
oh, sry bout that. I'll probably think about an internal hd then.....no I'll probably just stick with swap magic. I just got 100 DVD-R's for 5$ I'll try the external anyway cause im gettin one for my computer. thx for the help
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